[PATCH 0/2] nova-core: add initial support for gpu timer

[PATCH 0/2] nova-core: add initial support for gpu timer

[Dave Airlie via B4 Relay]

The GPU has a timer, one of the pieces of information
we need to pass into GSP init later is the timer offset.
    
This series just adds support for setting up the timer
on Turing+, with hals for Turing and Hopper.
    
Right now it calculates the value to send to GSP but
the code to send it will be added later.
    
For some hardware variants sending a proper value
is required for GSP init to succeed.
    
Dave.

---
Dave Airlie (2):
      rust/timer: expose as_nanos for clock sources.
      gpu: nova-core: add support for GPU timer block.

 drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs             |  5 +++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs       |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs            | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer.rs           | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal.rs       | 32 +++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/gh100.rs | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/tu102.rs | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 rust/kernel/time.rs                      |  3 +-
 8 files changed, 233 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
---
base-commit: 3497a403264b094ebd61b8b755165d56e7d9dc37
change-id: 20261026-drm-rust-next-d81ce0f4ecdf

Best regards,
-- 
Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

[PATCH 1/2] rust/timer: expose as_nanos for clock sources.

[Dave Airlie via B4 Relay]

From: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

The nouveau C driver does ktime_to_ns(ktime_get()) to program
the cpu ns into some hw/fw, so allow this method for rust drivers.

Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
---
 rust/kernel/time.rs | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time.rs b/rust/kernel/time.rs
index 6c0a5e8090d0..7fc366842901 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time.rs
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ pub fn elapsed(&self) -> Delta {
         Self::now() - *self
     }
 
+    /// Return the raw nanonseconds values from the clock source.
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn as_nanos(&self) -> i64 {
+    pub fn as_nanos(&self) -> i64 {
         self.inner
     }
 

-- 
2.56.0

[PATCH 2/2] gpu: nova-core: add support for GPU timer block.

[Dave Airlie via B4 Relay]

From: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

This is needed to calculate the system timer offset that is passed
to GSP init.

2 HALs exist:

a) tu102 is the gv100 path from open-gpu, the priv level is checked
and the cpu time is written to the gpu timer. no offset is used.
b) gh100 is the gh100 path from open-gpu, where the secure system
timer is read, the offset is calculated and on everything after
GH100 the offset gets written to secure registers, and also
sent to GSP.

Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs             |  5 +++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs       |  1 +
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs            | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer.rs           | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal.rs       | 32 +++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/gh100.rs | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/tu102.rs | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 231 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
index 4e59072cab50..85ff4a98d783 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gpu.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
         GpuMm,
         VramAddress, //
     },
+    timer::Timer,
     vgpu::VgpuManager, //
 };
 
@@ -331,6 +332,8 @@ struct GspResources<'gpu> {
     // TODO: use different resource types for each boot method, and make the relevant Gsp methods
     // generic against them.
     fsp: Option<Fsp<'gpu>>,
+    /// Timer instance - contains offset
+    timer: Timer,
     /// vGPU state detected before GSP boot.
     vgpu: VgpuManager,
     /// GSP runtime data.
@@ -497,6 +500,8 @@ pub(crate) fn new<'a>(
 
                 fsp: Fsp::try_new(dev, bar, spec.chipset)?,
 
+                timer: Timer::new(bar, spec.chipset)?,
+
                 vgpu: VgpuManager::new(pdev, spec.chipset, fsp.as_mut()),
 
                 gsp <- Gsp::new(pdev, bar),
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs
index a8f6dc22057b..ee59d81e5105 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 mod sbuffer;
 #[cfg(CONFIG_NOVA_CORE_SELFTESTS)]
 mod selftest;
+mod timer;
 mod vbios;
 mod vgpu;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
index 88662da634dc..d5c67625b561 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
@@ -419,6 +419,24 @@ pub(crate) fn mem_scrubbing_done(self) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+// PTIMER
+
+register! {
+    base: NovaRegisters;
+
+    pub(crate) NV_PTIMER_TIME_PRIV_LEVEL_MASK(u32) @ 0x00009430 {
+        4:4 level0 => bool;
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) NV_PTIMER_TIME_0(u32) @ 0x00009400 {
+        31:5 nsec;
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) NV_PTIMER_TIME_1(u32) @ 0x00009410 {
+        28:0 nsec;
+    }
+}
+
 // The modules below provide registers that are not identical on all supported chips. They should
 // only be used in HAL modules.
 
@@ -520,6 +538,28 @@ pub(crate) mod gh100 {
             31:0    fsp_boot_complete;
         }
     }
+
+    // PGC6/TIMER
+    register! {
+        base: NovaRegisters;
+
+        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_0(u32) @ 0x00118f54 {
+            31:5 nsec;
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_1(u32) @ 0x00118f58 {
+            28:0 nsec;
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SYS_TIMER_OFFSET_0(u32) @ 0x00118df4 {
+            0:0 update;
+            31:5 nsec;
+        }
+
+        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SYS_TIMER_OFFSET_1(u32) @ 0x00118df8 {
+            28:0 nsec;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) mod gb202 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7fcb9cff8648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+mod hal;
+
+use kernel::{
+    prelude::*,
+    time::*, //
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    driver::Bar0,
+    gpu::Chipset, //
+};
+
+#[pin_data]
+pub(crate) struct Timer {
+    chipset: Chipset,
+    sys_timer_offset_ns: i64,
+}
+
+impl Timer {
+    pub(crate) fn new(bar: Bar0<'_>, chipset: Chipset) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            chipset,
+            sys_timer_offset_ns: hal::timer_hal(chipset).init(chipset, bar)?,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) fn sys_timer_offset_ns(&self) -> i64 {
+        self.sys_timer_offset_ns
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn get_cpu_time_ns() -> i64 {
+    Instant::<Monotonic>::now().as_nanos()
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2a383cf7688c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use kernel::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::{
+    driver::Bar0,
+    gpu::{
+        Architecture,
+        Chipset, //
+    },
+};
+
+mod gh100;
+mod tu102;
+
+pub(crate) trait TimerHal {
+    /// return system timer offset ns
+    fn init(&self, chipset: Chipset, bar: Bar0<'_>) -> Result<i64>;
+
+    /// read the timer
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn timer_read(&self, bar: Bar0<'_>) -> u64;
+}
+
+pub(super) fn timer_hal(chipset: Chipset) -> &'static dyn TimerHal {
+    match chipset.arch() {
+        Architecture::Turing | Architecture::Ampere | Architecture::Ada => tu102::TU102_HAL,
+        Architecture::Hopper | Architecture::BlackwellGB10x | Architecture::BlackwellGB20x => {
+            gh100::GH100_HAL
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/gh100.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/gh100.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e917446e7b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/gh100.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::TimerHal;
+
+use kernel::{
+    io::Io,
+    prelude::*, //
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    driver::Bar0,
+    gpu::Chipset,
+    regs,
+    timer,
+    timer::hal::tu102, //
+};
+
+struct Gh100;
+
+pub(crate) fn timer_time(bar: Bar0<'_>, chipset: Chipset, time_ns: u64) -> Result<u64> {
+    let sec_hi2 = u32::from(bar.read(regs::gh100::NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_1));
+    let sec_timer_ns: u64;
+    loop {
+        let sec_lo = u32::from(bar.read(regs::gh100::NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_0));
+        let sec_hi = u32::from(bar.read(regs::gh100::NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_1));
+        if sec_hi == sec_hi2 {
+            sec_timer_ns = u64::from(sec_hi) << 32 | u64::from(sec_lo);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let sys_timer_offset_ns = time_ns - sec_timer_ns;
+
+    // kfspRequiresBug3957833WAR_HAL
+    if chipset != Chipset::GH100 {
+        bar.write_reg(
+            regs::gh100::NV_PGC6_SCI_SYS_TIMER_OFFSET_1::zeroed()
+                .try_with_nsec((sys_timer_offset_ns >> 32) as u32)?,
+        );
+        bar.write_reg(
+            regs::gh100::NV_PGC6_SCI_SYS_TIMER_OFFSET_0::zeroed()
+                .try_with_nsec((time_ns & 0xffffffff) as u32)?,
+        );
+    }
+    Ok(sys_timer_offset_ns)
+}
+
+impl TimerHal for Gh100 {
+    fn init(&self, chipset: Chipset, bar: Bar0<'_>) -> Result<i64> {
+        let cpu: i64 = timer::get_cpu_time_ns();
+        let sys_timer_offset_ns = timer_time(bar, chipset, cpu as u64)?;
+        Ok(sys_timer_offset_ns as i64)
+    }
+
+    fn timer_read(&self, bar: Bar0<'_>) -> u64 {
+        tu102::timer_read(bar)
+    }
+}
+
+const GH100: Gh100 = Gh100;
+pub(super) const GH100_HAL: &dyn TimerHal = &GH100;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/tu102.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/tu102.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06ef88171f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/timer/hal/tu102.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::TimerHal;
+
+use kernel::{
+    io::Io,
+    prelude::*, //
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    driver::Bar0,
+    gpu::Chipset,
+    regs,
+    timer, //
+};
+struct Tu102;
+
+pub(crate) fn timer_read(bar: Bar0<'_>) -> u64 {
+    let hi2: u32 = u32::from(bar.read(regs::NV_PTIMER_TIME_1));
+    loop {
+        let lo = u32::from(bar.read(regs::NV_PTIMER_TIME_0));
+        let hi = u32::from(bar.read(regs::NV_PTIMER_TIME_1));
+        if hi == hi2 {
+            return u64::from(hi) << 32 | u64::from(lo);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn timer_time(bar: Bar0<'_>, time_ns: u64) -> Result {
+    if bar.read(regs::NV_PTIMER_TIME_PRIV_LEVEL_MASK).level0() {
+        bar.write_reg(regs::NV_PTIMER_TIME_1::zeroed().try_with_nsec((time_ns >> 32) as u32)?);
+        bar.write_reg(
+            regs::NV_PTIMER_TIME_0::zeroed().try_with_nsec((time_ns & 0xffffffff) as u32)?,
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(EINVAL)
+    }
+}
+
+impl TimerHal for Tu102 {
+    fn init(&self, _chipset: Chipset, bar: Bar0<'_>) -> Result<i64> {
+        let cpu = timer::get_cpu_time_ns();
+
+        timer_time(bar, cpu as u64)?;
+        Ok(0_i64)
+    }
+
+    fn timer_read(&self, bar: Bar0<'_>) -> u64 {
+        timer_read(bar)
+    }
+}
+
+const TU102: Tu102 = Tu102;
+pub(super) const TU102_HAL: &dyn TimerHal = &TU102;

-- 
2.56.0

Re: [PATCH 1/2] rust/timer: expose as_nanos for clock sources.

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Dave Airlie via B4 Relay" <devnull+airlied.redhat.com@kernel.org>
writes:

> From: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
>
> The nouveau C driver does ktime_to_ns(ktime_get()) to program
> the cpu ns into some hw/fw, so allow this method for rust drivers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>

Acked-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>

Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH 2/2] gpu: nova-core: add support for GPU timer block.

[Danilo Krummrich]

On Mon Oct 26, 2026 at 3:56 AM CET, Dave Airlie via B4 Relay wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
> index 88662da634dc..d5c67625b561 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/regs.rs
> @@ -419,6 +419,24 @@ pub(crate) fn mem_scrubbing_done(self) -> bool {
>      }
>  }
>  
> +// PTIMER
> +
> +register! {
> +    base: NovaRegisters;
> +
> +    pub(crate) NV_PTIMER_TIME_PRIV_LEVEL_MASK(u32) @ 0x00009430 {
> +        4:4 level0 => bool;
> +    }
> +
> +    pub(crate) NV_PTIMER_TIME_0(u32) @ 0x00009400 {
> +        31:5 nsec;
> +    }
> +
> +    pub(crate) NV_PTIMER_TIME_1(u32) @ 0x00009410 {
> +        28:0 nsec;
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  // The modules below provide registers that are not identical on all supported chips. They should
>  // only be used in HAL modules.
>  
> @@ -520,6 +538,28 @@ pub(crate) mod gh100 {
>              31:0    fsp_boot_complete;
>          }
>      }
> +
> +    // PGC6/TIMER
> +    register! {
> +        base: NovaRegisters;
> +
> +        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_0(u32) @ 0x00118f54 {
> +            31:5 nsec;
> +        }
> +
> +        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SEC_TIMER_TIME_1(u32) @ 0x00118f58 {
> +            28:0 nsec;
> +        }
> +
> +        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SYS_TIMER_OFFSET_0(u32) @ 0x00118df4 {
> +            0:0 update;
> +            31:5 nsec;
> +        }
> +
> +        pub(crate) NV_PGC6_SCI_SYS_TIMER_OFFSET_1(u32) @ 0x00118df8 {
> +            28:0 nsec;
> +        }
> +    }
>  }

Timer specific register definitions should go into the timer module.

> +#[pin_data]

Why is this #[pin_data]?

> +pub(crate) struct Timer {
> +    chipset: Chipset,

Why does this carry the Chipset?

> +    sys_timer_offset_ns: i64,
> +}

More generally, what's the purpose of this struct? What does it represent?

Nothing seems to tie this object to a particular GPU or prevents constructing
multiple instances for the same GPU.

It also doesn't seem to provide any access to the underlying HAL's functions?

> +impl Timer {
> +    pub(crate) fn new(bar: Bar0<'_>, chipset: Chipset) -> Result<Self> {
> +        Ok(Self {
> +            chipset,
> +            sys_timer_offset_ns: hal::timer_hal(chipset).init(chipset, bar)?,
> +        })
> +    }
> +
> +    #[expect(dead_code)]
> +    pub(crate) fn sys_timer_offset_ns(&self) -> i64 {
> +        self.sys_timer_offset_ns
> +    }

What do we need this method for?

> +}
> +
> +pub(crate) fn get_cpu_time_ns() -> i64 {
> +    Instant::<Monotonic>::now().as_nanos()
> +}

I don't think this helper adds much value, let's just make users call
Instant::<Monotonic>::now().as_nanos() themselves.

Re: [PATCH 1/2] rust/timer: expose as_nanos for clock sources.

[Danilo Krummrich]

On Mon Oct 26, 2026 at 3:56 AM CET, Dave Airlie via B4 Relay wrote:
> The nouveau C driver does ktime_to_ns(ktime_get()) to program
> the cpu ns into some hw/fw, so allow this method for rust drivers.

It's kinda implicit, but I'd rather justify the change through how the HW timer
within some NVIDIA GPUs works.

There's also other HW that works similarly (e.g. a bunch of net devices), which
share a common abstraction through struct cyclecounter / struct timecounter.

Having similar Rust infrastructure seems reasonable for use-cases as the nova
one.